Best Spoken Word BOA Award Winner

Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Critics Pick
Slam City
Paradigm ArtSpace 1123 Spring St. 404-696-5775 www.bluemilk.net. The coolest thing about Slam City (other than its comfy outdoor setting when the weather’s good) is its unique diversity of talent. Where else can you catch a 20-year-old black guy and a 40-year-old white woman performing poetry together?more...
Paradigm ArtSpace 1123 Spring St. 404-696-5775 www.bluemilk.net. The coolest thing about Slam City (other than its comfy outdoor setting when the weather’s good) is its unique diversity of talent. Where else can you catch a 20-year-old black guy and a 40-year-old white woman performing poetry together? Under the careful eye of Ayodele, the master of ceremonies and a contender himself, Slam City attracts a hardcore following of word groupies, as well as a healthy showing of curious newcomers to its monthly competitions. Unlike the spoken word nights at some bars or restaurants, Slam City has a pay-what-you-can cover donation and no drink minimum, making it a value and a service to the Atlanta literati. less...

Best Spoken Word BOA Award Winner

Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Critics Pick
Ayodele
Call him Ayo, Ayodele or even his real name, Marvin Heath, but don’t call him lazy. Arguably the hardest-working man in Atlanta poetry, Ayo presides over the monthly Slam City spoken word nights at Paradigm ArtSpace. He also took a team to the National Poetry Slam in Seattle last month, placing inmore...
Call him Ayo, Ayodele or even his real name, Marvin Heath, but don’t call him lazy. Arguably the hardest-working man in Atlanta poetry, Ayo presides over the monthly Slam City spoken word nights at Paradigm ArtSpace. He also took a team to the National Poetry Slam in Seattle last month, placing in the semi-finals. Atlanta’s other team, from MoorEpics Poetry, made its premiere appearance at the competition thanks partly to Ayo’s efforts. A mainstay of the local poetry scene for several years, this dedicated wordsmith woos audiences with his craft, his charm and his contagious enthusiasm for the form. less...

Best Spoken Word BOA Award Winner

Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Readers Pick
Poetry Slam

Best Spoken Word BOA Award Winner

Year » 2000
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Critics Pick, Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Readers Pick
Red Light Cafe
Spoken word puts the versus in verses, and Red Light’s dark recesses provide an ideal cavern for this angst-laden, often irreverent, full-contact oral tradition. Local and well-known wordsmiths hammer it out every Wednesday at open-mic night, but if you’re hankering for a little self-expression,more...
Spoken word puts the versus in verses, and Red Light’s dark recesses provide an ideal cavern for this angst-laden, often irreverent, full-contact oral tradition. Local and well-known wordsmiths hammer it out every Wednesday at open-mic night, but if you’re hankering for a little self-expression, you need only relegate your musings to nights when there’s no music. It’s best to call ahead. less...
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